There’s Hope For The Hungry will be at the South Summerville Baptist Church on Wednesday March 20th from 10:00 a.m. until 1:00 p,m. You must be present to pick up food.
Summerville Main Street invites you to help them kick-off the free Friday Night Live Concert Series in Downtown Summerville which is returning next month in April. To kick off the Friday Night Live 2024 season, Summerville Main Street will be featuring The Sockhops in concert on Friday April 19th from 7 PM – 9 PM. Come enjoy an evening of music at the Open Air Pavilion on East Washington Street from Georgia’s premier oldies entertainment group for over 30 years. Event goers are encouraged to bring lawn chairs, as seating is limited. Vendors will be on site.
A cleanup day is planned at Macedonia Cemetery in the Teloga Community. The event is set for Saturday, March 23 at 10 AM. Those with loved ones buried at the cemetery are being asked to remove all faded flowers and holiday and seasonal items as well as any plastic or glass items. All decorations will be removed on cleanup day. Volunteers are needed for the cleanup effort.
LAST CALL! This week is last call for Girl Scout cookie sales. Find a Girl Scouts set up at many local businesses, look for the red wagon sellers after school near the court house, or come by Wildflower Gift & Thrift in Trion to get cookies: after Saturday March 16 cookies are gone until next year. Troop 40857 looks forwards to seeing the community members excited and eager to help with their cookie selling goals.
Center Post Community Center will hold its Monthly Music Night on Saturday March 16, 2024 beginning at 7 PM EST for a free concert featuring the Blackberry Winter Bluegrass Band. Everyone is welcome to attend. There will be concessions available for purchase. Center Post Community Center is located at 8125 HWY 337 LaFayette, GA 30728.
Red Clay Ranch is a horse rescue and sanctuary located on Parker Road in Lyerly. The ranch takes in horses that are in need of rescue and care and operates year round feeding, nurturing and loving over 80 horses. The ranch is made up of 180 acres and includes three pastures that are designated for blind horses so that they can live independently and comfortably. Coming up on Saturday, April 27, 2024, Red Clay Ranch is inviting the public for their annual open house. Guests will get enjoy BBQ with all the fixin’s along with music, tours and interaction with the horses. Everyone is invited to attend, but those who plan to attend are asked to RSVP by calling 404-964-5665 or email redclayrescue@gmail.com.
The City of Summerville has announced that they will be cleaning up the cemetery later this month. The city is asking that those with loved ones at the cemetery be sure to remove faded flowers, both real and plastic along with holiday or seasonal items and decorations at the cemetery. Also, people are asked to remove all glass items from the cemetery before Monday, March 25, 2024. Anyone with questions should contact the City of Summerville 706-859-0900.
A meeting will be held this coming Wednesday evening at Summerville Middle School for middle school students from Summerville, Menlo and Lyerly who are interested in playing football or basketball. The football interest meeting will get underway at 6 PM and the basketball interest meeting will follow. All middle school students interested in playing are invited to attend.
The Chattooga Young Farmers will be hosting a BBQ lunch sale next month. Proceeds from the BBQ sale will go to the Chattooga Young Farmers Scholarship Fund. The lunch will be available for pickup at the Chattooga County Ag Building off Highway 100 in Summerville from 11 AM until 1 PM on Wednesday, April 24th and will consist of a BBQ sandwich, chips and dessert. Deliveries will be available for local businesses.